but most analysts think the republicans will probably hold on to the house through the next midterm elections, so tom is going into an environment where he's got the republicans in addition to maybe the issue of net neutrality, these two issues they feel very, very strongly about. and these are the kind of things where you can clash. if you clash on these policy matters, congress can make your life very, very difficult in other ways. how are these issues going to shake out? i don't know. but i think tom is going to find that he spends a lot of time on these two issues in particular precisely because congressional republicans feel very strongly about them. >> guest: yeah. so i would say if tom were sitting here, the republicans are going to try to make his life miserable no matter what. now, i have to say, i think tom is one of the most gifted people dealing with the hill that i've ever met, so i think he will effectively do it. but i certainly wouldn't approach that by saying i'm going to appease these folks, because you actually ability. i think tom -- i hope he doesn't take this as an insul